{AMISH COMMUNITY NEWS} Vol. 5 No. 5
April 17, 2013
There Is So Much to Do
By Mrs. Rudy Kathryn Detweiler
There is so much to do today, Fields to plow and trees to spray. Bushes to prune, a straggly row Of berries to thin out and to hoe. A weedy lawn to roll and rake, A special flowerbed to make. A day to just walk round about. A day to fish for speckled trout.
And ah, I must take time somehow, To stand and watch a farmer plow, And listen while a robin trills A love song older than the hills. Let us turn to spring’s first dawn, And cheer to it that winter’s gone.
Spring Cleaning Tips By Barbara Ann Detweiler
When you start getting thoughts of Spring Cleaning, start with closets and drawers. You can do those while the weather is still cool. Once it turns sunny, you’ll want to start washing curtains, bedding and rugs and anything else you accumulate. I’ve always liked to do one room at a time so it doesn’t seem so overwhelming. I like to do the ceiling and walls first, then the windows, furniture and floor. What a feeling of satisfaction when it’s all done!
Tales from a Poor Housewife
I don’t disturb cobwebs
because ... I want every creature to have a Anon home of its own. I don’t do windows because ... I don’t Spring Clean because ... I love birds and don’t want one I love all the seasons and don’t to run into a clean window and want the others to get jealous. get hurt. I don’t put things away because … I don’t wax floors because ... my husband will never be able to I am terrified a guest will slip and find them again. get hurt, then I’ll feel terrible. I don’t stress much on dirt and dust I don’t mind the dust bunnies because ... because ... I might be an “A Type” personality. They are very good company; They die young and I want to stick I have named most of them, and around and become a wrinkled they agree with everything I say. up crusty ol’ grandma!!!!
Aprons and Spring Cleaning By Jacquie Foote
When Mom got dressed in the morning, an apron went on over her dress before she walked out of the bedroom. And, she wore that apron all day unless she had to go somewhere special … like a store. She even wore it when she ran over to the neighbors. Now, I don’t think our kids even know what an apron is.
Sure, Mom wore that apron to protect her dress, but it was good for more than that. it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It Continued on Pg 7
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